When Zibby's mom marries Ned Shimizu, the evil doll in the dollhouse decides it is time to play a few tricks with a little help from Zibby's new stepsister, Laura-Jean, and her friend, Todd.
In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, twelve-year-old Clara finds a baby left on the doorstep of her family's boarding house, and sets out to unravel the surrounding mysteries.
Sixteen-year-old Beth and her brother discover that their mother has been estranged from her sister and the rest of her family because of the mysterious death of a man both sisters loved.
Just before her mother is to remarry and her stepfamily is set to move in, twelve-year-old Zibby gradually realizes that her antique dollhouse is haunted by ghosts, one of whom is out for revenge.
Thirteen-year-old Miranda moves with her family to an old house in Massachusetts where she discovers a dollhouse that replays scenes from the tragic lives of past inhabitants, and when she realizes the house is exerting an evil power over its female inhabitants--including her mother--she knows she must take drastic steps to end the spell.
Julie would like to be friends with Carla Warner, the new girl in her class, but Carla's increasingly outlandish stories and behavior lead her to believe the girl is either a liar or in real danger.
While trying to find a way for her elementary school to help fund the seabird rescue following an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, Julie investigates the theft of rare guitar. Includes a "Looking Back" essay about benefit concerts in the 1970s.
Certain that she is being drawn by more than coincidences into the lives of people living nearly one hundred years ago, Violet, who feels like the odd sister in a set of triplets, searches for clues to help her avert an imminent tragedy.
